Wind Rider vs Don't Kill The Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Rider
Experience a relaxing running game where your character jumps, dashes, and breaks obstacles. Navigate the wind to ascend higher, but be careful not to miss a gust and fall. Unlock a variety of characters as you play.
- Unique line drawing for wind effect
- Two-step jump mechanic
- Obstacle breaking
- 13 unlockable characters
- Relaxing gameplay
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A simple and relax running game. Your character will run, jump, dash, and break obstacles in the wind. Higher and higher he jumps, but falls down to the bottom once he missed a wind. Features: - Unique line drawing to show the feeling of wind perfectly; - To make a 2-step jump by breaking obstacles; - 13 characters to unlock.
Don't Kill The Dots
Navigate a challenging arcade experience with simple one-touch controls. Dodge obstacles and eliminate targets to achieve the highest score possible. This game requires quick reflexes and mastery of its unique mechanics.
- Simple one-touch controls
- Dodge blue dots
- Kill red dots
- High score chasing
- Hard to master gameplay
- Sharp reflex requirement
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Hit the red dots. Avoid the blue ones. Don't let a single red dot get past you. Don't Kill The Dots is a one touch dot dodge game. A spinner sits in the middle of the screen while waves of dots fly toward it. Hold the screen to spin one way and let go to spin the other. Hit every red dot and keep clear of every blue one. One mistake ends the run. HOW TO PLAY • Hold anywhere to spin one way • Let go to spin the other way • Hit every red dot before it gets past you • Don't touch the blue dots • Let gold dots reach the middle to collect gold HARD MODE In Hard Mode the spinner turns faster from the start. Can you keep control? COLLECT AND UNLOCK • More than 100 spinner colors • Spend gold on new colors • 100 challenges, with special colors as rewards • Spin the prize wheel for free every 12 hours COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 19 achievements to earn • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it YOUR WAY Reverse the spin direction in settings if it feels better. PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Don't Kill The Dots plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How long can you last?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Don't Kill The Dots at 5.0 against Wind Rider's 4.0. Don't Kill The Dots also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Wind Rider's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wind Rider sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Don't Kill The Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Don't Kill The Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Rider | Don't Kill The Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. | Power-Up Game Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Wind Rider
Don't Kill The Dots
In-app purchases
Wind Rider
- 200 Coins$0.99
- Unlock Hard Mode$0.99
- Unlock Very Hard Mode$0.99
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- 500 Coins$1.99
- Coin Doubler$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 3000 Coins$9.99
Don't Kill The Dots
- Remove Ads$1.99
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